malevolens

Latin

Etymology

From male (“bad”) +‎ volēns (“wishing”). Literally "bad wishing". Compare benevolens.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈle.u̯o.lens/, [mäˈɫ̪eu̯ɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈle.vo.lens/, [mäˈlɛːvolens]

Adjective

malevolēns (genitive malevolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. spiteful, malevolent
2. disaffected, envious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	malevolēns			malevolentēs	malevolentia
genitive	malevolentis			malevolentium
dative	malevolentī			malevolentibus
accusative	malevolentem	malevolēns		malevolentēs	malevolentia
ablative	malevolentī			malevolentibus
vocative	malevolēns			malevolentēs	malevolentia

References

• “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• malevolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.